The Spanijh Goofe, ov Swan Goofe. Anfer cygnoides.
Numb. X d .
ITS Weight is eight Pound and a half.; its Length from
the Tip of its Bill to the End of its Tail, three Foot fe-
ven Inches; Breadth four Foot eleven Inches ; the Back is
of a dark grey mixed with redilh Brown, the Belly whitiih,
and the Throat and Breaft of a pale redilh Brown; a Line
or Lift of dark brown runs all along the Ridge of the Neck
from the Head to the Back; the Bill is black, from the Root
of which ariies a Knob or Bunch hanging over it, which in
the Males and old Birds is very large; a Line or Fillet of
white between the Eyes and Bill adorns the Head; the Tail
is of the fame Colour with the Back and Wings, the Tips of
the Feathers in fome of them being whitiih; the Feet are of
an Orange Colour, and in fome the Bill too, and the back
Toe is little: It is a ftately Bird, walking with the Neck
ere&ed. They frequently couple with our tame Geefe, and
produce a Baftard kind between both; they are excellent
Meat when young and fat, .being of a different and plea-,
fant Tafte from that of the common Goofe.